Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT Strips 3571 to 3575 (18th to 22nd 2017)
DannyboyTheDane:
I should probably clarify that I was thinking insensitive in the sense of not respecting people's sensibilities despite being aware of them. Is Faye insensitive in this sense? Genuine, non-patronising question - I just genuinely don't remember that being the case; her not being particularly perceptive and then putting her foot in her mouth, yes, absolutely, but I recall her usually feeling sorry and apologising when she realises (the thing with her making decisions without Bubble's input is a good example). With Roko, it feels like active, aware insensitivity; I keep getting a "you're not supposed to feel like this, so stop it" vibe from her, which really doesn't sit well with me - it feels very un-Faye to me.
Cornelius:
Let's not forget that Faye's only experience in AI repair so far has been the repair shop at the underground robot fights. Somehow, I doubt that the AI participating in those have the kind of sensibility officer Basilisk is displaying here. Indeed, from Punchbot's gleeful defeats, it would seem rather the opposite. This may genuinely be the first time time she comes across an AI where seeing their parts is a problem.
Don't forget, before she left Coffee of Doom, the AI she most interacted with, was Pintsize, who hasn't got much issues on modifying himself either.
shanejayell:
I do love Faye's "WHY IS SHE EVEN ABLE TO DO THAT?!" reaction. :lol: :laugh:
Is it cold in here?:
Police are exposed to hazards all the time, traffic accidents being the most common.
Officer Basilisk is handicapped in her job if she can't stay conscious if parts fall off in a collision.
She shouldn't come to pieces over coming to pieces.
zisraelsen:
Roko's really the only AI we've met so far that has such a strong aversion to seeing parts of her detached. The bots at the fights couldn't care less, and May was less disturbed than she was pissed when her arm came off. I think part of why faye isn't taking roko's aversion into account is that she hasn't had to before.
Side note, kudos to jeph for writing a really believable malfunction for an AI to experience. In a lot of media I notice that there's usually less sense made and more technobabble said when there are problems like this. Tendons coming out of alignment, though, sounds like something that would happen to robot feet all the time.
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